Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Teaching assistants moderated an online discussion forum through Piazza , an online community building and discussion platform, and held recitations, which enabled students to ask questions and ponder ideas. During in-class activities, we often collaborated in pairs or small groups.

Science 148

Science Education Learning Art 148

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

He also used some of the money to send his teaching assistants to cities around the globe. A video created in Tanzania by Garrett Wilkinson, a teaching assistant in the Anth101 course. Wesch hired a consultant he knew to build a website for the course, so that it wouldn’t look like a typical college site.

Textbooks 162

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 162

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The troubling part is that, according to Best Colleges, the majority of students report their instructors have not openly discussed the use, let alone potential impact of AI on education, careers, or the very disciplines students are investing their time and treasure in pursuing. The responses reveal a mixture of apprehension and optimism.

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

It turns out that academics in the survey were most interested in getting a better understanding of who’s in their courses—details like student demographic information and prior academic history. presented the findings in a session here , thorny issues around data quickly emerged. “At I don’t think we deserve them. But they keep me going.”.

Instructors 153

Instructors Essay Science Teaching Assistants 153

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2022

How do you fold the remote students into discussions and activities? It’s also essential to have a student in the class, or a teaching assistant, monitor feedback during class via the chat so they can bring comments or questions to you. If you’re new to teaching this type of class, it can seem a little overwhelming at first.

Feedback 105

Feedback Minute Papers Mobile Devices Discussions 105

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

We’re discussing how to strategically implement video feedback “now” and replicate successful models from other districts. Tutors can almost act as virtual teaching assistants, helping students grasp even the most nuanced concepts of a lesson—without requiring time and energy that classroom teachers simply don’t have.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We’re discussing how to strategically implement video feedback “now” and replicate successful models from other districts. Tutors can almost act as virtual teaching assistants, helping students grasp even the most nuanced concepts of a lesson—without requiring time and energy that classroom teachers simply don’t have.

Hybrid Learning 297

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 297

Edsurge

MAY 20, 2020

The first professor I talked to was Brian Balogh, a longtime history professor at the University of Virginia who has won awards for his teaching. The large lecture course he was teaching—to about 100 students—was called Viewing America: 1940-1980. Or read a short recap below. Certainly, content-wise it was all there.

Lecturing 189

Lecturing History Teaching Assistants Learning 189

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

EdSurge: Can you give us a little background on the history of the Dracula course? Stanley Stepanic: When I first came to UVA in 2005 to study for my master’s and my PhD, I was a teaching assistant to the course and was mentored by Professor Jan Perkowski. I’ll keep the title.” The title, Dracula, is actually just symbolic.

Education 133

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 133